Jeanne d'Arc, Maid of Orleans, Deliverer of France Being the Story of Her Life, Her Achievements, and Her Death, as Attested on Oath and Set Forth in the Original Documents

PART II—THE REHABILITATION

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THE FIRST ENQUIRY: 1449 157

EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES 157

THE SECOND ENQUIRY: 1452; AND THIRD ENQUIRY: 1455–6 178

EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES 178

DEPOSITIONS AT DOMREMY: 1455 213

EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES 213

DEPOSITIONS AT ORLEANS: 1455 232

DEPOSITIONS IN PARIS: 1455–6 252

EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES 252

DEPOSITIONS AT ROUEN: 1455–6 298

SENTENCE OF REHABILITATION 321

APPENDIX 331

NOTE ON ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS OF THE PROCESS OF CONDEMNATION 331

NOTE ON THE DOCUMENTS CONNECTED WITH THE TRIAL OF REHABILITATION 332

INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE TRIAL 332

ACT OF ACCUSATION PREPARED BY THE PROMOTER: THE SEVENTY ARTICLES 341

THE TWELVE ARTICLES OF ACCUSATION 366

INTRODUCTORY NOTE TO THE REHABILITATION 371

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF JEANNE D’ARC 377

INDEX 385

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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REPUTED PORTRAIT OF JEANNE D’ARC _Frontispiece._

JEANNE D’ARC’S HOUSE AT DOMREMY _To face page_ 6

RHEIMS CATHEDRAL ” ” 50

CHURCH OF SAINT REMY ” ” 50

THE BATTLE OF “HERRINGS.” From a French Manuscript of the XVth Century ” ” 58

THE MAID TAKEN PRISONER. From a XVth Century MS. ” ” 58

GATE TO THE PALACE OF CAUCHON, BISHOP OF BEAUVAIS ” ” 76

SOUTH DOOR OF ST. OUEN AT ROUEN ” ” 128

COURT OF JUSTICE. From a Miniature by Jean Fouquet ” ” 142

SAINT LUCIEN TOWER, BEAUVAIS. Jeanne is said to have passed a night in this tower on August 20, 1429 ” ” 178

FACSIMILE OF A PAGE OF THE PROCESS OF JEANNE D’ARC ” ” 210

CHÂTEAU DE VAUCOULEURS, CALLED THE “PORTE DE FRANCE” ” ” 222

COUNT DE DUNOIS, BASTARD OF ORLEANS ” ” 232

RHEIMS CATHEDRAL ” ” 240

CHINON ” ” 260

ORLEANS CATHEDRAL ” ” 268

THE COUNT DE RICHEMONT, CONSTABLE OF FRANCE ” ” 280

CHARLES VII. (Gallery of the Louvre.) ” ” 282

VIEW OF BLOIS. _Between pages_ 284–285

THE BRIDGE OF ORLEANS _To face page_ 288

1. On the last day of the English Siege, Sunday, May 8, 1429.

2. Shortly before its demolition in 1760.

TOMB OF PIERRE CAUCHON, BISHOP OF BEAUVAIS ” ” 300

JEANNE D’ARC. From a Miniature of the XVth Century ” ” 306

THE BATTLE OF PATAY ” ” 308

LA HIRE AND XANTRAILLES. From a XVth Century MS. ” ” 308

IN THE TEXT.

THE OLD CASTLE OF ROUEN 3

BATTLE OUTSIDE ORLEANS 135

PORTE ST. HONORÉ 157

THE HÔTEL DE VILLE: COMPIÈGNE 328

MAP.

FRANCE: 1429–1431 _At end of volume._